Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2014
Examination of a full-term 6-day-old infant revealed that different areas of skin had erythemas, flaccid bubbles, eroded surface, cracks, peeling of the epidermis looking like being scalded with boiling water. There was positive Nikolsky's symptom. General condition of the child was serious. The child was restless, hypersensitive, febrile. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?
Answer options
- Epidermolysis
- Finger’s pseudofurunculosis
- Neonatal phlegmon
- Neonatal pemphigus
- Ritter’s exfoliative dermatitis
Correct answer
Ritter’s exfoliative dermatitis
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